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Malvern Hills road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 131 road traffic collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2022, and 171 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 46% on 2021 (90), and casualties rose from 119.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,695 collisions in the Malvern Hills.

Collisions in 2022
131
Up 46% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
171
Up 44% on 2021
Fatal collisions
5
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
28% of collisions

Crash severity in the Malvern Hills in 2022

3.8% of collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2022 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in the Malvern Hills from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.8%
  • Serious3728%
  • Slight8968%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.9%
  • Serious4426%
  • Slight12271%

Malvern Hills road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Malvern Hills, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1981. 2022 is highlighted, with 131, up 46% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 131
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025109152
2024109133
2023104156
2022131171
202190119
202098113
2019116155
2018111156
2017137177
2016141188
2015171230
2014179239
2013155214
2012183269
2011179256
2010195249
2009219314
2008236327
2007225322
2006212300
2005229361
2004257353
2003221314
2002219327
2001218307
2000209316
1999263375
1998313442
1997389560
1996389561
1995394524
1994377528
1993361504
1992376513
1991397533
1990448641
1989435600
1988400560
1987400518
1986391519
1985405552
1984419587
1983366504
1982413569
1981479718
1980407616
1979420610

When and where crashes happen in the Malvern Hills in 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (15%)
  • Tuesday21 (16%)
  • Wednesday21 (16%)
  • Thursday19 (15%)
  • Friday26 (20%)
  • Saturday10 (7.6%)
  • Sunday15 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (9.9%)
  • February9 (6.9%)
  • March9 (6.9%)
  • April6 (4.6%)
  • May15 (11%)
  • June9 (6.9%)
  • July10 (7.6%)
  • August9 (6.9%)
  • September12 (9.2%)
  • October15 (11%)
  • November10 (7.6%)
  • December14 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight96 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds118 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (6.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry86 (66%)
  • Wet or damp42 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph56 (43%)
  • 40 mph12 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph52 (40%)
  • 70 mph11 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway113 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (13%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant96 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (12%)
  • Pedestrian19 (11%)
  • Cyclist13 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2013 (7.6%)
  • 21 to 2514 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3535 (20%)
  • 36 to 4525 (15%)
  • 46 to 5526 (15%)
  • 56 to 6527 (16%)
  • 66 to 7510 (5.8%)
  • Over 7512 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider126 (74%)
  • Passenger26 (15%)
  • Pedestrian19 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car157 (65%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (9.6%)
  • Motorcycle22 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Malvern Hills in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in the Malvern Hills

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the Malvern Hills ranked among 351 areas in 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Malvern Hills had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 2022.

Collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Malvern Hills in 2022

Barnards Green, Malvern Hills, WR14 2QP area, Great Malvern, Malvern Hills, WR14 2HU area and Link, Malvern Hills, WR14 1SY area were among the busiest accident hotspots in the Malvern Hills in 2022, with 7 collisions each.

Roads in the Malvern Hills with the most crashes in 2022

The A449 had the most collisions in the Malvern Hills in 2022: 13, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Malvern Hills, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449131503
2ndM591412
3rdA388802
4thB420881013
5thA44371011
6thB42117902
7thA41035901
8thA41045702
9thA445601
10thA4515602
11thB42045803
12thA444041002
13thA41122400
14thA4382301
15thB41962401
16thB42182300
17thB45032200
18thM502300
19thA4561200
20thB41971100

Towns in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2022

Great Malvern had the most collisions of any town in the Malvern Hills in 2022: 31.

Postcode districts in the Malvern Hills: crashes in 2022

WR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Malvern Hills in 2022: 35.

Latest crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in the Malvern Hills in 2022, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Malvern Hills road accidents in other years